The passage between Nanyang and Yuzhou is the Fangcheng Road, which was a place where soldiers fought for hegemony as early as when the Chu State went north to compete for hegemony with the Central Plains. Ye County is the middle waist of Fangcheng Road, north of Ye County is Kunyang, south of Duyang and Bowang. Cao Cao peeked into Jingzhou several times back then, but he was in and out of this way. After Liu Bei voted for Liu Biao, Liu Biao placed him here, hoping to use his bravery to block Cao Cao. Xiahoudun and Li Dian went south and were defeated by Liu Bei, which was in Bowang. After Cao Cao pacified the north, he also accepted Xun Yu's suggestion, and the army went south from Yexian County, threatening Wancheng, which was guarded by Wenpin, and in the case of Wancheng, the light cavalry approached Xiangyang and Fancheng, and took Liu Bei by surprise, forcing Liu Cong, who had just succeeded to the throne, to surrender and take Jingzhou with lightning speed.

If Wancheng was broken by the Shu Han army, Sima Yi's only way to retreat was Fangcheng Road, and Lu Xun set up a blocking formation here, instead of wasting time to storm Kunyang, which was obviously the best plan from a tactical point of view.

However, there is a problem here: this is not and cannot be Sun Quan's original intention.

Sun Quan's purpose was to occupy Kunyang, and then talk about blocking Zhang He and cutting off Sima Yi's retreat, the former was for himself, and the latter was to help Shu Han, which was more important, it was self-evident. And now that Lu Xun has given up Kunyang and changed the main strategic goal to prevent Zhang He from rescuing Sima Yi and cutting off Sima Yi's retreat, then Wu Guo will really help.

Once the remnants of Sima Yi's army retreated into Kunyang and joined forces with Zhang He, Wu's chances of capturing Kunyang were even slimmer.

What will Sun Quan think when the time comes?

Of course, Zhuge Ke would not remind Lu Xun, he would only report this matter to Sun Quan. The First Battle of Linhe. After Lu Xun lost to Wei Ba, he was no longer the auxiliary general who said nothing, and the relationship between him and Sun Quan had long since lost that kind of intimacy. He can still lead the army now, it's just that Sun Quan has not found a more suitable person than him.

Zhuge Ke asked people to send the news back to Wancheng.

Sun Quan was furious.

But Li Yan was very happy. He was originally worried that Lu Xun would not be able to conquer Kunyang in time, which would affect the timing of his attack on the city, but now he learned that Lu Xun had temporarily given up Kunyang and lined up in Yexian, of course he was very happy. He sensitively realized that this might not be Sun Quan's intention, and immediately sent Fei Yi to say to Sun Quan. You can rest assured. We are allies, it is appropriate to help each other, you help us now, and wait for us to take Wancheng. I will definitely help you attack Kunyang.

Sun Quan was helpless. I had to swallow this breath for the time being. He couldn't expose his and Lu Xun's disagreements in front of Li Yan.

……

Everything is ready, just waiting for the siege.

Li Yan held a pre-war mobilization meeting. He was high-spirited and impassioned. Just like in Xiangyang, the reward was announced. What he believes most is that there are brave men under heavy rewards, and if you want others to sell their lives, you must have a heart-warming temptation.

Li Yan was never a political weakling, and his familiarity with the rules of officialdom was more prominent than his military prowess. Li Yan was able to gain Liu Bei's trust as a general, on the one hand, because he stepped on the two boats of the Jingxiang Department and the Dongzhou Department, and on the other hand, because he helped Liu Bei at a critical time.

This does not mean that he surrendered to Liu Bei in Mianzhu, but that when he appointed Qianwei to be too punctual, he presented the auspicious Rui of Huanglong in Chishui, Wuyang, which opened the prelude to Liu Bei's claim to be emperor.

Li Yan's words made the generals' blood boil and the emotions were surging.

Wei Ba stood in the crowd with a smile, looking at the irresistible excitement in Li Yan's eyes, and looking at the warm eyes of the generals, he was in a very happy mood. Li Yan has made a meritorious service, and he has such a haode connection, the prime minister will not have the leisure to stare at me now, right? Prime Minister, don't blame me for being unkind, I will make trouble for you, you really look too closely, and I am under a lot of pressure.

Li Yan waved his hand, and the people who were excited suddenly quieted down, and there was silence in the big tent.

"Gentlemen, this time, we have created a record in Xiangyang." Li Yan's majestic voice echoed in the big tent, clearly reaching everyone's ears. "It took us a month to conquer Xiangyang, which has not been breached for 30 years. Today, we have to create another record, that is, it took half a month to conquer Wancheng. ”

Everyone looked at each other. Half a month to conquer Wancheng? You must know that the previous earthwork took eleven days, so it means that Li Yan is ready to capture Wancheng in only four days? That's an exaggeration, isn't it? When attacking Xiangyang, it was a hard battle for nearly half a month.

"You don't believe it, do you?" Li Yan looked around, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and beckoned to Wei Ba: "Ziyu, come." ”

Wei Bacheng stood up in fear, walked quickly to Li Yan, and bowed down: "General, what are your orders?" ”

Li Yan walked over, put his arm around Wei Ba's shoulders, and faced the generals: "Everyone, I dare to say this, not because of anything else, but because we have a young hero like General Zhennan as our backing. Everyone also saw how thick our bow and crossbow positions and thunderbolt positions were, and these were the contributions of General Zhennan. ”

He paused, and looked at Feng Jin, Zhang Wei and the others with a smile: "All of you here are either the same age as General Zhennan, or they are commensurate with General Zhennan's brothers, and more are older than him, but who has the prestige of General Zhennan?" You will say that it is because you don't have a chance. Well, now, I'll give you a chance, General Zhennan will give you a chance, whether you can seize this opportunity and become famous in a fight depends on whether you have the ability to do so. ”

Wei Ba secretly smiled bitterly. Li Yan, an old slippery head, has come to this time, don't forget to pit me. Wancheng won it, and the real credit was his, but the false name was given to me. This is not a good thing, Li Yan is not so kind to make a name for me, this is to let me continue to be a thorn in the prime minister's side, a thorn in the flesh.

Feng Jin and the others didn't worry as much as Wei Ba, and although Li Yan's words were not rigorous, they successfully provoked everyone's competitiveness. Some of them were daxiao, and some were silent, but they all clenched their fists, ready to show their skills in the next battle and grab a big achievement.

I have to say that Li Yan's mobilization is much more vulgar than Zhuge Liang, and it is not as righteous and awe-inspiring as Zhuge Liang, but the effect is not bad at all, and even more significant. After a brief mobilization order, Li Yan assigned the combat tasks and offensive sequences one by one, and everyone listened attentively, and no one dared to leave a word behind.

……

Sima Yi put on his helmet and armor, stood on the second city wall, looking at the outside of the city with the banner waving, his eyebrows frowning slightly. From the news that Lu Xun and Zhuge Ke were arrayed in Yexian, and Zhao Tong and Chen Zhi led more than 20,000 people to line up in Dushan and Gualijin, northeast of Wancheng, he knew that the Shu Han army was about to start attacking the city, and he was also prepared, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

Lu Xun did not attack Kunyang, but chose to set up a formation in Yexian to block Zhang He, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

He had thought that it would be delayed for a while, but now the war was imminent.

He didn't understand that Sun Quan would do this, because it was not in Sun Quan's interest. Could it be that there is some new agreement between them, or what conditions have been put forward by Li Yan and Wei Ba that make Sun Quan excited?

Sima Yi didn't understand, but he knew that the burden on his shoulders was heavier, and whether he could hold Wancheng and become the mainstay of turning the tide had inadvertently become whether he could return to Luoyang alive.

He believed in Zhang He's ability, even if Lu Xun and Zhuge Ke had an army of 50,000 and Ye County, as long as Zhang He was willing, it was still possible for Zhang He to break into Nanyang from other places and contain the Shu Han army, so that they could not attack the city with all their might. ‘

But he didn't believe Zhang He.

He knew very well how much resentment Zhang He had against him.

With Zhang He's identity and qualifications, it is okay to be the deputy general of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Zhen, and to be his deputy general of Sima Yi is simply an insult to Zhang He. Zhang He is a veteran general in a hundred battles and has great achievements, and he is just a civil servant, only because he is attached to Emperor Wen to get ahead, and he has no record at all, but the latecomer is on top and has become Zhang He's superior, can Zhang He have no opinion?

If Wei Ba attacked the city faster, and Zhang He came to help a little slower, the time difference in the middle could become a fatal factor.

Sima Yi had to surrender himself and wrote a letter to Zhang He, hoping that he could come to his aid as soon as possible.

This once again aroused the worry of the Sima brothers, this was not a show of weakness to the enemy, but a show of weakness to the opponent in the court. Zhang He should come to help, but how can he hold his head up in the future when he writes a letter to ask? Besides, Wancheng's city defense is so well prepared, even if Zhang He doesn't come to help, Li Yan won't be able to occupy the entire Wancheng in a short time, so why bother to be so low-voiced.

Sima Yi was indifferent, he not only wrote a letter to Zhang He, but also found Peng Heng's brothers and sisters.

As soon as they met, Sima Yi said straight to the point: "Miss Peng, I know that you didn't escape, you took the initiative to come to Wancheng." As for the weishenme, I don't care so much, but I want to make a deal with you now. ”

Although Peng Xiaoyu had been mentally prepared, she was still taken aback. She hesitated for a while: "I'm just a servant girl, what kind of deal can I do?" ”

"Actually, it's very simple, you help me send a letter to Wei Ba." Sima Yi sighed: "I want to negotiate with him." If you can make this happen, I will release your brothers and sisters and give you a big gift. ”

Peng Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows and pondered for a moment: "Okay." ”

"Miss Peng is worthy of being the daughter of Peng Xian, a talented man in Yizhou, who knows the general situation and can make clear judgments." Sima Yi smiled faintly, but there was no smile in his eyes, only a cold killing intent. He waved his hand: "Peng Heng, from now on, I have wronged you." ”

Peng Heng glanced at Peng Xiaoyu, turned around and walked out, and Chen Ming followed him with his sword. Peng Xiaoyu watched them walk away, slowly retracted his gaze, and looked at Sima Yi quietly. "Hussar General, I will definitely come back, don't embarrass my brother."

"Don't worry, within three days, your brother won't have the slightest loss." Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "After three days, it will be difficult to say. ”…… (To be continued......)